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but that's not what america is asking. america wants to do something that's going to have an immediate impact. again, if we focus on how did this particular shooter access the guns? well, we're never going to exactly know perhaps. but it seems pretty clear from a distance that why in this instance, when the mother knew she had a very disturbed son she didn't keep those guns in a far more secure location. it seems to me a gun safe where i keep my guns, would have been much more appropriate in this situation. >> eliot: richard i won't disagree with you about that at all. create an obligation to maintain guns in a way so they can't be stolen. use them properly. it is absolutely critical to all of this. i think we have some semblance of an agreement. we'll increase spending on healthcare. get rid of the loopholes at gun shows. we'll limit the size of magazines and we'll continue our discussion some other day because time is up about whether or not the assault weapons ban last time worked or not. but i think look, there is an a
but that's not what america is asking. america wants to do something that's going to have an immediate impact. again, if we focus on how did this particular shooter access the guns? well, we're never going to exactly know perhaps. but it seems pretty clear from a distance that why in this instance, when the mother knew she had a very disturbed son she didn't keep those guns in a far more secure location. it seems to me a gun safe where i keep my guns, would have been much more appropriate in...
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if so, then the nine states allowed gay marriage can be the nevada of america, and so even if 41 states don't let you get married in that state if you can go to another state get married and come back, we're go to have gay marriage across the country very soon. >> eliot: akhil that's is a hugely important point. we had to respect if from massachusetts and canada, and there was a constitutional provision that says that you must respect the laws of other states. >> full faith and credit. >> eliot: you used that as a stepping stone to then gay marriage in new york itself. the same thing that you did in new york would happen nationally. the full faith in credit could be a stepping stone to national gay marriage. richard socarides and akhil reed amar. thank you as always for your time. republicans need to face the real facts about climate change. those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> you would rather deal
if so, then the nine states allowed gay marriage can be the nevada of america, and so even if 41 states don't let you get married in that state if you can go to another state get married and come back, we're go to have gay marriage across the country very soon. >> eliot: akhil that's is a hugely important point. we had to respect if from massachusetts and canada, and there was a constitutional provision that says that you must respect the laws of other states. >> full faith and...
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prevail, then i'm convinced we can make a sensible and intelligent way to make the united states of america a safer, stronger place for our children to learn and to grow. >> eliot: the president focused specifically on three proposals that appeared to have significant and growing support closing the gun show loophole so that background check is required and banning assault weapons and ammunition clips. he was then asked why it didn't happen in the first team. >> this is not the first prolific gun violence of your four years. where have you been? >> here's where i've been, jake. i've been president of the united states in an economic crisis since the great depression. two wars, i don't think i've been on vacation. so you know, i think all of us have to do some reflexion on how we prioritize what we do here in washington. >> eliot: for more i'm joining by michael tomaski thank you for joining us. >> always a pleasure, eliot. >> eliot: so did the president put jake tapper in his place with that rather succinct and abrupt answer and more importantly did the president with his strict timeline, t
prevail, then i'm convinced we can make a sensible and intelligent way to make the united states of america a safer, stronger place for our children to learn and to grow. >> eliot: the president focused specifically on three proposals that appeared to have significant and growing support closing the gun show loophole so that background check is required and banning assault weapons and ammunition clips. he was then asked why it didn't happen in the first team. >> this is not the...
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well 30 years ago marked the major beginning of the decline of unionization in america. since the year 2000, the median wage is now 8% below adjusted for inflation what it was then and the attack on labor unions continues. right now, in contrast to the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s when more than a third were labor unions, right now fewer than 7% of workers are unionized. yet apparently that's still too much for the radical right for the billionaires, for the koch brothers, for sheldon adelson and others who have been fighting unions for years. they now in the heartland in michigan with republican majority in a lame duck session of the michigan legislature they are pushing through anti-union so-called right-to-work legislation. >> eliot: look we certainly don't want to appear as though we're ignoring the other multitude of factors that relate here. technology globalization. as you point out as the percentage of workers in unions has dissipated. only 7% are in unions in the work force the power of unions has withered and the negotiating power of workers has diminished comp
well 30 years ago marked the major beginning of the decline of unionization in america. since the year 2000, the median wage is now 8% below adjusted for inflation what it was then and the attack on labor unions continues. right now, in contrast to the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s when more than a third were labor unions, right now fewer than 7% of workers are unionized. yet apparently that's still too much for the radical right for the billionaires, for the koch brothers, for sheldon adelson...
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deal of disservice, and i like how their owner is, what, we're in favor of spreading guns all across america like they're vitaminningvitamins? you might want to watch ee you tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has been three days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. it was a heart wrenching weekend of memorial services, a weekend where the entire nation wept for the 20 children whose lives were stolen away. yet another weekend where the country was forced to come to grips with a horrific gun tragedy. today the awful process of burying the child-victims began. snow with aer pozner and jack pinto were buried. last night in an interfaith memorial service for the victims, president obama delivered a touching eulogy, while at the same time saying it is necessary to take a hard look at our current gun laws. >> obama: in the coming weeks i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professional
deal of disservice, and i like how their owner is, what, we're in favor of spreading guns all across america like they're vitaminningvitamins? you might want to watch ee you tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer and this is "viewpoint." it has been three days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary school where 26 people were murdered including 20 innocent children. it was a heart wrenching weekend of memorial services, a weekend where...
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if so, then the nine states allowed gay marriage can be the nevada of america, and so even if 41 states don't let state if you can go to another state, get married and come back, we're go to have gay marriage across the country very soon. >> eliot: akhil that's is a hugely important point. we had to respect if from massachusetts and canada and there was a constitutional provision that says that you must respect the laws of other states. >> full faith and credit. >> eliot: you used that as a stepping stone to then gay marriage in new york itself. the same thing that you did in new york would happen nationally. the full faith in credit could be a stepping stone to national gay marriage. richard socarides and akhil reed amar. [ singing christmas carols in background ] aunt sally's singing again. it's a tradition honey. [ singing christmas carols ] mmmm. [ female announcer ] make new traditions with pillsbury grands! cinnamon rolls. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ ♪ get to holiday fun faster wit
if so, then the nine states allowed gay marriage can be the nevada of america, and so even if 41 states don't let state if you can go to another state, get married and come back, we're go to have gay marriage across the country very soon. >> eliot: akhil that's is a hugely important point. we had to respect if from massachusetts and canada and there was a constitutional provision that says that you must respect the laws of other states. >> full faith and credit. >> eliot: you...
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compete with china by lower ourselves to the standards that they have that is just not the way that america is going to lead the world. it's not going to be the way that we feed our people. i read an article in salon that says that michigan has given up and it will become a service-own state. >> eliot: it's a shame to watch. one last question, there is much commentary, and rightly so, that these have been rammed through a lame duck legislature. would these bills have passed next year, what do you think would they have been able to do this? >> i think it would be a lot of tougher. there are a number of republicans who have close ties to labor but you know, the other weird thing, eliot because they were jammed through in the space of two days by using those maneuvers to do it, you'll never know the answer because nobody had a chance to work on people, to comment whether they would be persuaded. >> eliot: governor granholm, thank you for joining us tonight. >> thanks, eliot. (vo) this friday current tv presents a special event. >> nobody knows disasters like comedians. that's why for my upcomi
compete with china by lower ourselves to the standards that they have that is just not the way that america is going to lead the world. it's not going to be the way that we feed our people. i read an article in salon that says that michigan has given up and it will become a service-own state. >> eliot: it's a shame to watch. one last question, there is much commentary, and rightly so, that these have been rammed through a lame duck legislature. would these bills have passed next year,...
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the question remains where now for america's union movement? joining me now to have the conversation is the president of the american federation of teachers, a great friend, randi weingarten. >> it is great to be here. >> eliot: what happened in michigan is destructive. it is bad. it is based upon false information. but it does reflect an unfortunate reality which is that the heart and soul of the public is no longer behind the union movement the way it used to be. how do we change that? >> well, number one we have to get to a point where community -- our communities -- our neighbors see that unions are a proxy for actually getting to the middle class. not simply rhetorically fighting for the middle class but getting to the middle class. what has happened is the middle class has taken it on the chin for the last two decades. wages have been stagnant. so you can say all of the factions you want to say. as the union movement has declined, wages have become stagnant and the gap between rich and poor have grown greater and greater. so the bottom li
the question remains where now for america's union movement? joining me now to have the conversation is the president of the american federation of teachers, a great friend, randi weingarten. >> it is great to be here. >> eliot: what happened in michigan is destructive. it is bad. it is based upon false information. but it does reflect an unfortunate reality which is that the heart and soul of the public is no longer behind the union movement the way it used to be. how do we change...
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not only in describing what america should look like. but also in how these policies can help every day americans. how the policies can help the guy down at the factory, the woman behind the waitress counter, the people in the emergency rooms. but i think we've got a couple of things that are going on here that are post-election that have caused the c word to pop back up in president obama's lexicon and that is compromise. the first is the fact that he's dealing as ben said with a very intransigent section of the house he knows boehner can't get him to come along with. he's got to have some sweeteners in there in order to get just the sufficient raw votes to get something passed. the second thing is -- i'm probably going out on a limb here. i think the tragedy in sandy hook -- the president has mentioned more than once he expects that the american people expect people to be adults and that this tragedy has focused that kind of perspective on him in a way that usually it hadn't. i submit that up until that point or up until these two poin
not only in describing what america should look like. but also in how these policies can help every day americans. how the policies can help the guy down at the factory, the woman behind the waitress counter, the people in the emergency rooms. but i think we've got a couple of things that are going on here that are post-election that have caused the c word to pop back up in president obama's lexicon and that is compromise. the first is the fact that he's dealing as ben said with a very...
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it was really ridiculous and ultimately a sad day for america that we couldn't get it through. this treaty would have allowed the united states to really export things that we just hold dear you know, some of our fundamental values about equality freedom and true human dignity. when americans are traveling abroad whether it's to study to work, or as part of a family contingent going to one of our bases overseas, they will not have the same protection as folks with disabilities here in the united states under the ada. george w. bush, he was the one who passed the ada. this treaty was the brainchild of his son right? --george herbert walker bush was the brainchild and george w. bush was the brainchild of this treaty. >> eliot: that is what is astonishing, the heritage of the act and the treatry are in the republican party. it is actually perhaps the last vestige of the republican party as a voice for civil liberties and civil rights. you have both bush signing it, drafting it, and then it is astonishing that these nativist voices the fear of the united nations this paranoid sensi
it was really ridiculous and ultimately a sad day for america that we couldn't get it through. this treaty would have allowed the united states to really export things that we just hold dear you know, some of our fundamental values about equality freedom and true human dignity. when americans are traveling abroad whether it's to study to work, or as part of a family contingent going to one of our bases overseas, they will not have the same protection as folks with disabilities here in the...
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so there are 83 gun deaths every single day in america. there have been over 60 mass shootings in the last two years since gaby giffords was shot. there is a mass shooting in this country, three a month now 150 people shot a day. 83 die a day. and there's no background check requirement. so you could not design a system -- if your goal -- if the federal goal was to design a gun policy and system where you maximize gun injuries and deaths, that's what we have in the united states. >> eliot: john, i rarely let anybody talk that long without interrupting them but you gave such a perfect and concise and important synopsis of where we're failing and what we can do that i wish we could tape it, send it to every legislator and even those who oppose gun laws and say how after listening to this can you oppose what is so reasonable and rational. you talk about the gun shows in particular, the cash and carry as you describe them that are rampant in so many states around the nation. give us a sense. what are sold at the gun shows? you have all sorts o
so there are 83 gun deaths every single day in america. there have been over 60 mass shootings in the last two years since gaby giffords was shot. there is a mass shooting in this country, three a month now 150 people shot a day. 83 die a day. and there's no background check requirement. so you could not design a system -- if your goal -- if the federal goal was to design a gun policy and system where you maximize gun injuries and deaths, that's what we have in the united states. >>...
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. >> coming up, america's lopsided tax code. more and more economists are starting to admit the real problem. >> documentarian of our times on "viewpoint," coming up ahead. ónñ ñ ssing the central park five his newest film. one of the pieces of evidence that led to the conviction is the false confessions. people don't understand why they would confess if they didn't do it. explain. >> these kids were vulnerable. they'd never been in trouble. they were good kids, trying to help. they were in intense interrogations by the finest of new york city's police department for up wards of 30 hours. they're doing things like saying he's there, why don't you go hole. just tell them what they want to hear. you finally think i'm not implicating myself, i'll get out of this. it becomes that circular firing squad that took place there. we don't think it would be done. nobody would confess. this is what happened. it just plowed in and there was nothing, absence of d.n.a., no other forensic evidence, the inconsists nothing, it was those confes
. >> coming up, america's lopsided tax code. more and more economists are starting to admit the real problem. >> documentarian of our times on "viewpoint," coming up ahead. ónññ ssing the central park five his newest film. one of the pieces of evidence that led to the conviction is the false confessions. people don't understand why they would confess if they didn't do it. explain. >> these kids were vulnerable. they'd never been in trouble. they were good kids,...
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any more but that it is american companies versus the rest of the world, and they want those jobs in america. they're going to find ways to make those businesses competitive here. >> eliot: i got to tell you in the conversation i've had, i don't think i ever heard anyone say we want you to be a right to work state. they wanted skills, an educated workforce. they wanted the environment to be able to get the people they wanted. those were the issues that mattered. if you look at the date tax i'm not persuaded--i'm persuaded contrary to what the right to work advocates say that it does not increase jobs. >> what they do is increase wages which increases demand and the purchasing power of people who are purchasing products that they will manufacture. it is a backward strategy and a race to the bottom. if we want to compete with china by lower ourselves to the standards that they have, that is just not the way that america is going to lead the world. it's not going to be the way that we feed our people. i read an article in salon that says that michigan has given up and it will become a service-o
any more but that it is american companies versus the rest of the world, and they want those jobs in america. they're going to find ways to make those businesses competitive here. >> eliot: i got to tell you in the conversation i've had, i don't think i ever heard anyone say we want you to be a right to work state. they wanted skills, an educated workforce. they wanted the environment to be able to get the people they wanted. those were the issues that mattered. if you look at the date...